Well, the other night, i realized i was dreaming and started having a lucid dream. Then randomly seconds after, i just snapped into sleep paralysis, anyone know why? Also, is it normal to hear banging on the wall next to you while this is happening?
What you experienced is called a hypnagogic hallucination. This is a state in which you seem to be awake but you are dreaming, so you experience a type of hallucination. This can happen to people who are under great stress, who are exhausted, who are narcoleptic, or who are having disrupted sleep.
If the paralysis episodes happen at a minimum of once a week for at least six months, you can use medication to treat them, but trying to realize what is going on and relaxing, not fighting the sensation, will be likely to make the paralysis cease quickly.
As far as the hypnagogic hallucinations go, they are often associated with sleep paralysis. It is not something to be concerned about. Many people can experience both or one or the other, even if they do not suffer from disrupted sleep, exhaustion, or any other problems.
It is not abnormal to experience this on occasion, however, as I said earlier, if you are experiencing them every week and they are bothering you you can see your doctor about them.
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December 3rd, 2009 at 3:56 am
What you experienced is called a hypnagogic hallucination. This is a state in which you seem to be awake but you are dreaming, so you experience a type of hallucination. This can happen to people who are under great stress, who are exhausted, who are narcoleptic, or who are having disrupted sleep.
If the paralysis episodes happen at a minimum of once a week for at least six months, you can use medication to treat them, but trying to realize what is going on and relaxing, not fighting the sensation, will be likely to make the paralysis cease quickly.
As far as the hypnagogic hallucinations go, they are often associated with sleep paralysis. It is not something to be concerned about. Many people can experience both or one or the other, even if they do not suffer from disrupted sleep, exhaustion, or any other problems.
It is not abnormal to experience this on occasion, however, as I said earlier, if you are experiencing them every week and they are bothering you you can see your doctor about them.
References :
http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/paralysis.html [and related sites]